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... their wild diet and they don't always make an appearance) and it didn't take too long before we had company. We witnissed a wild mother and her 1.5 year old baby swing down to gather some food before disappearing into the lush green tropical forest. We stood in awe as this magnificant creature graced us with its beauty.

After their departure, we were reminded of our location as the rains poured down making the water splash up in ...

... of stilted bungalows. It was without doubt the most perfect beach I have ever walked upon, and although many folk speak of picture perfect about the most mundane of places, this actually proved to be so. The sheer peace and tranquility one felt when sitting down and listening to the calm waters was almost hypnotic and could easily send one into a state of meditation. I decided to take the Sunderland route to relaxation however, and went straight to the small shop hidden in ...

We spent the remainder of the day at the police station, reporting the theft from our hostel in Sukau. It took ages as we tried to communicate with them speaking to us in broken English. There was a street kid in the police station who was crying his eyes out and kept crying out for his Mama. It was very sad to see. Eventually we managed to report the theft (with me writing the entire statement myself). Hopefully this will flag up Greenview ...

... it was full the experience wouldn't be anywhere near as good. Once we had checked in the day was ours to explore the island - beaches lined three of the four sides with rocks at the north of the island. The water was beautifully clear only darkened by the coral which started a few metres in to the water. We spent the day lazing on the beaches, eating complimentary food and having a little siesta to catch up! With an evening curfew of 6pm we freshened up before reconvening with the ...

... as they swung and climbed through the rainforest to get to the platform. We saw a mother and baby duo which was incredible as the baby was fooling around on the ropes too, but not without an unyielding grip from its mother! There were a couple of other cheeky monkeys that came and helped themselves to the free-for-all as well. Strangely enough even though they were smaller than the orang-utans, they managed to scare some of them away for a while!